Public Broadcasting Service - Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit public broadcasting television network owned by over 300 public television stations in the United States. PBS headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia. PBS was founded in 1969, at which time it took over many of the functions and stations of its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET). PBS commenced broadcasting in October 1970. It is funded by a combination of corporate sponsors, private donations from individuals and non-profit corporations such as the Annenberg Foundation, and Federal money through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. PBS produces a number of highly regarded children's shows such as Sesame Street, Barney and Friends, Shining Time Station and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as well as art programming such as Great Performances and.
Public service broadcasting - Public service broadcasting Public service broadcasting (often abbreviated to PSB) is the style of broadcasting established by Lord Reith, the first Director General of the BBC. Its mission is to "inform, educate and entertain". A public service broadcaster is not broadcasting for commercial ends but rather aims at social betterment. For this reason, PSB is often incompatible with commercial stations. For the same reason, it is often seen as being overly paternalistic in nature. Perhaps the most famous example of a "public service broadcaster" (in theory if not in practice) is the BBC. There is no standard definition of what PSB is exactly, although a number of official bodies have attempted to pick out the key characteristics. The Broadcasting Research Unit lists the following: Geographic universality.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Georgia Public Broadcasting Georgia Public Broadcasting is the network statewide Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) affiliates in the U.S state of Georgia. It is headquartered in the state capital of Atlanta, and consists of two divisions – one for radio and the other for television. Georgia Public Radio Formerly called Peach State Public Radio, GPR broadcasts 24 hours per day on stations across the state, except ironically in Atlanta, where the local NPR station is run by the city's board of education. GPR's downtown Atlanta translator station (callsign W264AE) was put off the air when a full-power station was moved in from Alabama on an adjacent channel. However, GPR can still be heard on the second audio program (SAP) of GPTV at most.
Special Broadcasting Service - Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government-run Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The purpose of the SBS is to broadcast programming of interest to ethnic and cultural minority groups. The radio division broadcasts in 68 languages in all states of the Commonwealth. A large percentage of its TV programming is broadcasts of TV news programs from foreign countries (primarily not in English). It also shows many films in languages other than English. Its own news and current affairs programs have a higher concentration on international affairs than the ABC or the commercial networks, and carries less "soft" news. It also broadcasts many current affairs documentaries. SBS runs several imported drama and.
Public broadcasting - Public broadcasting Public broadcasting is state-subsidized or directly viewer-supported broadcasting of radio, television, or in theory other electronic media. It is the default model for broadcasting worldwide. The original British Broadcasting Corporation, widely trusted even by citizens of the Axis, was widely emulated throughout the former British Empire and later Commonwealth: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation are simple applications of that model. Also Sveriges Television, the public broadcaster in Sweden is basically an application of the model used in Britain. In theory, public broadcasting is not beholden to advertisers, political parties, or the government of the day -- and some critics say, it is also not particularly responsive to its viewers. Modern public broadcasting is typically a mixed commercial model. While the BBC.
International broadcasting - International broadcasting International broadcasting is broadcasting deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio. Although radio and television programs do travel outside national borders, in many cases reception by foreigners is accidental. However, for reasons of propaganda, transmitting religious beliefs, keeping in touch with colonies or expatriates, education, improving trade, or increasing national prestige, broadcasting services have operated external services since the 1920s. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Brief History 1.1 Germany 2 Means 3 Listeners 4 Restricting reception Brief History Among the first international broadcasters were Vatican Radio (February 12, 1931), Radio Moscow, the official service of the Soviet Union, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (1932). In the 1930s, international broadcasting was.
European Broadcasting Union - European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is unrelated to the European Union, was formed February 12, 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean rim at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon, England. In 1993 the broadcasters from the Central and Eastern Europe, grouped earlier in the International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT), have joined EBU. The EBU now has active full members from forty-eight countries, associate members from thirty more countries, and four other approved participants. Members are radio and television companies, most of which are government-owned public service broadcasters or privately owned stations with public missions. Full active Members are based in countries from Algeria to the Vatican State, including almost all European countries. Associate members.
Digital audio broadcasting - Digital audio broadcasting Broadcast radio has been in widespread use since the 1920s, and to this time has remained based on the "amplitude modulation" (AM) technologies used at the beginning and the "frequency modulation" (FM) technologies introduced in midcentury. Broadcast radio has now entered the 21st century, accompanied by a revolution in technology: "Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB), which replaces the traditional analog AM & FM systems with higher fidelity, greater noise immunity, and new services. This article provides an outline of emerging digital radio technology. Terrestrial digital audio broadcast Digital audio broadcasting is now moving towards introduction in the US and overseas. While DAB offers many potential benefits, its introduction has been hindered by a lack of standards. Several DAB schemes are being promoted in the US, and.
Descriptive Video Service - Descriptive Video Service The Descriptive Video Service (DVS) is used by the Public Broadcasting Service in the U.S to provide videodescriptive announcements to the visually impaired, so they can better understand what is happening on the video portion of the program. This, especially combined with at least a low level of vision (i.e. not fully blind), greatly improves the experience and makes it much more valuable to these "viewers". An example might be on a program about Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. As the geyser starts, the DVS announcer would describe the scene: "Boiling water bubbles up from the hole in the middle of the flat ground, and quickly begins shooting into the beautiful cobalt blue sky above it. The 100-foot tall stream sprays water and steam.
American Broadcasting Company - American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company or ABC is a television and radio network in the United States, today owned by The Walt Disney Company. The ABC Logo was designed by Paul Rand in 1962. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Founding of American Broadcasting Corporation 2 Merger of ABC with United Paramount Theatres 3 Proposed Merger of American Broadcasting Corporation with ITT 4 ABC Television Programming and Innovation 5 Related articles 6 References Founding of American Broadcasting Corporation In 1940 the Federal Communications Commission issued the "Report on Chain Broadcasting." The report proposed "divorcement," or the selling of either NBC Red or NBC Blue by RCA. NBC Red was the dominant NBC radio network. The report said RCA used NBC Blue to suppress competition against NBC.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is more commonly known by Australians as 'the ABC', 'Channel 2' in the capital cities, or sometimes with BBC-esque familiarity as 'Aunty'. It is a national government-funded public broadcaster in Australia, providing television and radio broadcasts throughout most of metropolitan and regional Australia. There is also a chain of ABC Shops selling books, audio and video recordings related to ABC programming. The ABC is run by a government-appointed board, but programming and editorial decisions are made at arm's length from the government of the day. The political bias of the ABC's news and current affairs coverage is endlessly debated. Conservatives claim that the ABC tends towards the political left wing; liberals and socialists contend that the opposite is true. There.
British Broadcasting Corporation - British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom. It is frequently heralded as the most widely respected broadcaster in the world. Affectionately known to local consumers as the "Beeb" or "Auntie", it was for many years the only television and radio provider in the United Kingdom. Before the introduction of Independent Television in 1955 and subsequently Independent Radio in 1973, it held a monopoly on broadcasting. More recent de-regulation of the British television broadcasting market produced analogue cable television and satellite broadcasting and later digital satellite, digital cable and digital terrestrial television (DTT) . Today the BBC broadcasts in almost every medium including these and the Internet. The BBC's technical lead is assisted by its Research &.
Public Radio International - Public Radio International Public Radio International, or PRI, is an American not-for-profit corporation founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues. It is the United States' largest distributor of non-commercial radio programming. PRI produces or co-produces some of the programs it distributes, but most of them are produced by other entities. PRI distributes over 400 hours of programming each week. Topics include news, classical music, and contemporary culture. Approximately 740 radio stations and other audio venues broadcast PRI programs or stream them online. According to 2002 Arbitron ratings, 15.2 million listeners hear PRI programming each week. Although many National Public Radio (NPR) stations broadcast shows distributed by PRI, NPR and PRI are distinct, competing radio producers and distributers. Many.
North Dakota Public Radio - North Dakota Public Radio North Dakota Public Radio is a service of Prairie Public Broadcasting in association with North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. It was launched on 1 February 1999 by bringing the radio stations of NDSU and UND under the same banner as NDPR's predecessor, Prairie Public Radio. NDPR is affilliated with National Public Radio, airing programs such as All Things Considered NDPR also has a locally produced call-in show, Hear it Now, hosted by Merrill Piepkorn. NDPR has 7 full power stations and 11 low-power translators in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. External Links NDPR Homepage.
Jesse Helms - He was born in Monroe, North Carolina, and attended the Monroe public schools, Wingate (NC) Junior College and Wake Forest College. He holds honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina and Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, and he has received Honorary Degrees from Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina and Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina. Helms served in the United States Navy from 1942 through 1945. After World War II, he became the city editor of The Raleigh Times, and later, Director of News and Programs for the Tobacco Radio Network and Radio Station WRAL, in Raleigh. He served as Administrative Assistant to United States Senator Willis Smith from 1951 to 1953 and United States Senator Alton Lennon in 1953. In 1952, Helms directed the.
Jim Bakker - among several other prominent televangelists. Felon Richard Dortch, senior vice-president of PTL and associate pastor of Heritage Village Church, said pride, arrogance and secrets led to the PTL scandal. While most people never face temptations on the same scale, the ingredients for seemingly smaller failures are the same, he said. Dortch said the men in PTL's leadership felt they were above accountability. They felt specially called by God and accountable only to Him. He said they didn't plan the scandal; instead, it was the natural result of living for oneself, rather than for God. Most people are aware of Jim Bakker's $265,000 payoff to Jessica Hahn to keep her sexual services to him a secret, his longtime homosexual relationship with his right hand man David Taggart, his prison sentence, his close.
John Charles Walsham Reith - Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1940-) established the British tradition of independent public service broadcasting. He is most commonly referred to as Lord Reith. Born at Stonehaven in Scotland, Reith received his education at Glasgow Academy and at Gresham's School, Holt. He became an engineer and then (1922) the General Manager (later Director-General, 1927 -1938) of the infant BBC. He expounded firm principles of centralised, all-encompassing radio broadcasting, stressing programming standards and moral tone. The first regular television broadcasts (November 1936 to September 1939) started under Reith's stewardship. In 1940 Reith became a member of Parliament for Southampton and joined the cabinet as Minister of Works and Buildings (1940 - 1942). The BBC Reith Lectures commemorate Lord Reith..
Islam - unless in a state of ablution, known as "wudu." Muslims will typically keep it on a high shelf in their room, as a show of respect for the Qur'an, and some carry small versions with them for comfort or security. Only the original Arabic version of it is regarded as the Qur'an; translations are seen as poor shadows of the original's meaning. Critics and some Muslim scholars have stated that at one time there were verses in the Qur'an inspired by Satan, which Muhammad removed after the angel Jibreel revealed their source. These are referred to as The Satanic Verses, but scholars disagree as to whether they existed or if this is a mere fable. The Qur'an describes two forms of Jihad ("struggle"). One form, the "Greater Jihad", is described as.
History of radio - programming and contents, which is closer to general History. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Radio's prehistory (19th century) 2 Radio Communication 3 Audio Broadcasting (1915--) 4 Radio broadcasting is born 5 FM radio 6 Telex on Radio 7 Exotic technologies 8 Television 9 Internet Radio (1995--) 10 Satellite Radio (2001--) 11 Ongoing development Radio's prehistory (19th century) 1820 Hans Christian Ørsted Michael Faraday James Clerk Maxwell Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Radio Communication In St. Louis, Missouri, Nikola Tesla made the first public demonstration of radio communication in 1893. Addressing the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and the National Electric Light Association, he described and demonstrated in detail the principles of radio communication. The apparatus that he used contained all the elements that were incorporated into radio systems before the development of the vacuum.
History of Canada - Papineau. The Patriotes resorted to armed resistance and planned a rebellion in the fall of 1837. British troops in the colony quickly put down the rebellion and forced Papineau to flee to the United States. A second rebellion by the Frères chasseurs of Robert Nelson broke out one year later, but the British put it down as well, with much loss of life and destruction of property. The Rebellion in Upper Canada William Lyon Mackenzie, a Scottish immigrant and reformist mayor of York (Toronto), organized a rebellion in December of 1837 after the Patriotes rebellion had begun. Upper Canadians had similar grievances; they were annoyed at the undemocratic governance of the colony, and especially by the corrupt and inefficient Canada Company. On December 4 the rebels assembled near Montgomery's Tavern, where.
